Enzymatic remediation of polyethylene terephthalate (PET)–based polymers for effective management of plastic wastes: an overview

A Maurya, A Bhattacharya, SK Khare - Frontiers in Bioengineering …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Globally, plastic-based pollution is now recognized as one of the serious threats to the
environment. Among different plastics, polyethylene terephthalate (PET) occupies a pivotal …

Cross-linked enzyme aggregates immobilization: Preparation, characterization, and applications

N Chen, B Chang, N Shi, W Yan, F Lu… - Critical Reviews in …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Enzymes are commonly used as biocatalysts for various biological and chemical processes.
However, some major drawbacks of free enzymes (eg poor reusability and instability) …

Bright Side of Fusarium oxysporum: Secondary Metabolites Bioactivities and Industrial Relevance in Biotechnology and Nanotechnology

SRM Ibrahim, A Sirwi, BG Eid, SGA Mohamed… - Journal of Fungi, 2021 - mdpi.com
Fungi have been assured to be one of the wealthiest pools of bio-metabolites with
remarkable potential for discovering new drugs. The pathogenic fungi, Fusarium oxysporum …

Fungal enzymes as catalytic tools for polyethylene terephthalate (PET) degradation

S Ahmaditabatabaei, G Kyazze, HMN Iqbal… - Journal of Fungi, 2021 - mdpi.com
The ubiquitous persistence of plastic waste in diverse forms and different environmental
matrices is one of the main challenges that modern societies are facing at present. The …

A middle-aged enzyme still in its prime: recent advances in the field of cutinases

E Nikolaivits, M Kanelli, M Dimarogona, E Topakas - Catalysts, 2018 - mdpi.com
Cutinases are α/β hydrolases, and their role in nature is the degradation of cutin. Such
enzymes are usually produced by phytopathogenic microorganisms in order to penetrate …

Preparation, characterization, immobilization, and molecular docking analysis of a novel detergent-stable subtilisin-like serine protease from Streptomyces mutabilis …

S Mechri, F Allala, K Bouacem, I Hasnaoui… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
We recently described the production of a detergent-biocompatible crude protease from
Streptomyces mutabilis strain TN-X30. Here, we describe the purification, characterization …

Tailoring a robust nanozyme formulation based on surfactant stabilized lipase immobilized onto newly fabricated magnetic silica anchored graphene nanocomposite …

S Asmat, Q Husain, M Shoeb, M Mobin - Materials Science and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Candida rugosa lipase (CRL) was treated with surfactants and immobilized onto the novel
formulated magnetic graphene anchored silica nanocomposite (Fe 3 O 4/SiO 2/Gr NC). For …

Efficient enzymatic preparation of flavor esters in water

IC Perdomo, S Gianolio, A Pinto… - Journal of agricultural …, 2019 - ACS Publications
A straightforward biocatalytic method for the enzymatic preparation of different flavor esters
starting from primary alcohols (eg, isoamyl, n-hexyl, geranyl, cinnamyl, 2-phenethyl, and …

Unraveling the structural dynamics of an enzyme encapsulated within a metal–organic framework

TNA Tuan Kob, MF Ismail… - The Journal of …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Herein, we detail an atomic-level investigation of the cutinase enzyme encapsulated within a
model metal–organic framework (MOF) platform using quantum mechanics calculations and …

Immobilization of protease on chitosan–silica gel beads for high detergent and surfactant stability and high tolerance against metallic ions and organic solvents

V Karakurt, CG Samsa - Chemical Papers, 2023 - Springer
Proteases are of the crucial industrial enzymes due to their notable functions. However, they
can be further functionalized through immobilization and then their immobilized structures …